Students who brought the lawsuit. Welcome to the special presentation celebrating the 50th anniversary of a important milestone in u. S. History and for First Amendment rights. We are joining you live from the auditorium of the state Historical Society in iowa and we are in des moines. With us today are more than 200 students from schools across this state, we are joined online by students in classrooms across the country. Say hello everybody. applause in december 1965 mary beth and john tinker along with their friend Chris Eckhart wore black bands to school to protest the war in vietnam they were sent home and suspended from school. The students were told they couldnt return to school until they agreed to end their protest. Through their parents, the Students School sued the School District for violating their right to free expression. Culminated in the Supreme Court decision 15 years ago on february 24th, 1960, nine the court ruled seven to two that students do not shed their Constit
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With some readings down in the middle 50s in the Connecticut River valley and north west a southwest of the boston. 50s there as well. But 69 in the city. Hardly any wind a northwest breeze at logan and weed we have had a little cloudiness through parts southern neweningland and we may new england and we may have a few scattered clouds this of a noon as a weak afternoon as a weak from sort of falls apart. Lower 80s by lunchtime with lots of sunshine a little bit northwest but only 5 to 10 miles an hour today. It may switch onshore and give a little bit of a sea breeze at the beaches this afternoon with a sunset at 7 54. And again that low humidity continues. I will look ahead to the next seven days and traffic and weather together good morning brianna. Good morning reporter good morning. The slow and go traffic on the expressway that we all know and love. Perfect morning commute couldnt last forever. Backup from this begins in braintree on 128 south as you traffic in milton from exit 1
The spring but the first title is inside the fight for Marriage Equality. They challenged the proposition which is of course the amendment that took away the marriage rights for the samesex couples. Im interested in how this came to pass. Use at the end that you got interested in the story because you interview with ted olson and reported on his running out in favor of Marriage Equality so im curious to did you make the first phone call to the team to cover the story . Guest i did. I picked up the title that followed a lawsuit and i thought whatever the story is its got to be a fascinating story so i was in between the investigators projects and i picked up the phone and called its not investigative. I do these but i am just really fascinated by this and im the only person he would talk to at the New York Times. Host did you make the first call about writing about . Guest i called chad griffin in the foundation to form the lawsuit and i said i always knew that i would know what the rig
GRASONVILLE — Close to 75 attendees huddled together in the windy and rainy weather in the hope the special ceremony would go on. Working with Queen Anne’s County Emergency Management